D) All of these are actually true. 43. Which of the following is an accurate description of the trend in U.S. adolescentsâ drug use today? A) The proportions of eighth-, tenth-, and twelfth-grade U.S. students using illicit drugs declined in the late 1990s and the first years of the twenty-first century.
Hardest Female First Ascent Ever for 15-Year Old Laura Rogora? Laura Rogora, age 15, has made the first ascent of La Gasparata, 8c+/9a (5.14c/d) at Collepardo, near Rome, after spending only four days on the route. This is one of only a couple of climbs in the running to be the hardest first ascent ever made by a female athlete, and certainly fits Rogora into an extremely elite group of young climbers.
Twenty-nine-year-old Rory Bosio from Lake Tahoe, California, shattered the previous women's course record for the 103-mile The North Face Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc on August 31, winning the women's race and placing seventh overall. She's the first woman to ever break into the overall top 10.